The case for investing in agribusiness

Joanna Faith reports on the two overarching trends that make the agribusiness sector an attractive play.

As the world's food supply comes under pressure from a soaring global population, savvy investors are profiting from this theme by putting money into agribusiness funds. The agribusiness sector includes the entire spectrum of businesses related to food production -from planting to the distribution and sales of the end product. Increased demand is being driven by urbanisation, affluence in emerging markets and increased life expectancies. According to the United Nations, more food will have to be produced over the next decades than has been produced during the past 10,000 years combine...